Once I started talking to other teachers about my own anxiety, I was surprised to find out how many of my colleagues also struggle with it. Some teachers have a diagnosed anxiety disorder which they’ve been dealing with for a long time, whereas others feel an increase in their anxiety levels during particular situations and/or…
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Changing Our Thoughts and Behaviours
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used to treat a variety of mental health disorders and addictions, such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, gambling and drug and alcohol addiction (Society of Clinical Psychology, 2017). CBT strategies help people to change the following: Negative or unhelpful ways of thinking Negative or unhelpful patterns of behaviour (which result…